Naomi Oreskes

"A carefully researched work of intellectual history, and an urgently needed political analysis." --Jane Mayer “[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism … and how we can change, before it’s too late.”—Esquire, Best Books of Winter 2023 The bestselling authors of Merchants of Doubt offer a profound, startling history of one of America’s most tenacious—and destructive—false ideas: the myth of...

An immense scholarly feat.—New Yorker [A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it’s too late.—Esquire With a New Afterword by the Authors. The bestselling authors of Merchants of Doubt offer a profound, startling history of one of America’s most tenacious—and destructive—false ideas: the myth of the free market. In their landmark...

In Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway unravel the gripping and disconcerting narrative of how a cadre of high-profile scientists and advisors, with ties to political and industrial spheres, launched influential disinformation campaigns to manipulate public opinion and obscure scientific truth. The book meticulously documents instances spanning over four decades, revealing how these individuals consistently resurfaced to...

The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognisable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went ignored for decades, leading to soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, widespread drought, and—finally—the disaster now known as the Great Collapse of 2093, when the disintegration of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet led to mass migration and a complete reshuffling of the global order. Writing...

Discerning Experts assesses the assessments that many governments rely on to help guide environmental policy and action. Through their close look at environmental assessments involving acid rain, ozone depletion, and sea level rise, the authors explore how experts deliberate and decide on the scientific facts about problems like climate change. They also seek to understand how the scientists involved make...

A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science. What difference does it make who pays for science? Some might say none. If scientists seek to discover fundamental truths about the world, and they do so in an objective manner using well-established methods, then how could it matter who’s footing...

Why does the social character of scientific knowledge make it trustworthy? Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Why...

Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defence of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is...

Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this message at our peril. – Elizabeth Kolbert "Brilliantly reported and written with brutal clarity." – Huffington Post Now a powerful documentary from the acclaimed director of Food Inc., Merchants of Doubt was one of the...